state pension top up

DDhh

I top up my state pension on 6/11/23 base on the forcast I received. 6 years of additional, I should 

received  extra £34.95 per week, but I received a letter of increased only £16.85/week. Could DWP make a mistake? Has anyone got the same experience.? I got a month from the letter date to challenge. I am waiting to ring on Monday.(stressed!) Can anyone shed any light. Thank you.

TadleyBaggie

Way more information needed. What did your forecast say before you added years? What years did you add?

DDhh

 I currently received £162.45/wk. forcast for paying extra 6 yrs is £197.40/wk. Years added 2016/17. 2020/21, 2021/22

2017/18. 2028/19. 2019/2020. years 2016/17 20 wks require to pay . all the rest 52 weeks. Total paid £4386.00

letter received for £717.16 every 4 weeks fr 8/1/24. This equates according to the forcast is only 3 years, not 6 yrs that I paid.

 Hope this help. Thank you

molerat

DDhh said:

 I currently received £162.45/wk. forcast for paying extra 6 yrs is £197.40/wk. Years added 2016/17. 2020/21, 2021/22

2017/18. 2028/19. 2019/2020. years 2016/17 20 wks require to pay . all the rest 52 weeks. Total paid £4386.00

letter received for £717.16 every 4 weeks fr 8/1/24. This equates according to the forcast is only 3 years, not 6 yrs that I paid.

 Hope this help. Thank you

Something is not right there, the increase of £16.84 does not equate to 3 (post 2016) years at £5.82.  It is more like 2 post 2016 years and 1 pre.  Have you checked which years have actually been added ?  Do you have a printout of the situation before you paid and now ?

DDhh

Yes I received a estimate letter from DWP is total 6 years max I can pay, which I paid in full . According to the letter I should get extra of £34.95 /wk . I have to ring DWP tomorrow , just thought before I do, is there anything I am missing.

molerat

Do you not have on line access to your tax account / NI record - the easiest way to check anything ?

DDhh

Yes I do. On the NI record dosen't state how much pension ones get. Thanks

molerat

The NI record will show the years that are full.  Does it show the correct years as being topped up ?

DDhh

Yes it has shown the gaps has been top up. I have ask a few people, they said is not right either. Will have to ring them again. Thanks for your interest to help.